The Rowlett Trust

Analysis

The Rowlett Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Rowlett Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £27k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,176 to £21k (+548%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 2013%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Rowlett Trust sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The James Edward Harris Trust (£21k), Norwich Community Money Advice Connect Centre (£21k) and Vanza Mandal (£21k).